Page 75 of Seeking Hades' Ember

A chuckle came from the same darkened corner of the room, and my head whipped to see who it was. A wolf came prancing out and sat on her rump on the carpeted floor. She was beautiful, white, and almost glowing as she sniffed the air at me.

"Hello, Ember." The voice came into my head again, and I knew exactly whose voice it was. This wolf, even when her lips didn't move, I knew it was her.

"Y-you have been trying to talk to me?" I questioned, "Are you in my head?" My hand came down to my mouth to close my gaping mouth. The wolf looked on curiously while she licked her lips.

"I have. You've been through a lot. I've been hibernating for far too long. I was supposed to appear right before you hit puberty, but the past few weeks watching from the inside, I think you are way past that,"she huffed."I also can't see your early childhood. Why is that?"She tilted her head as she pranced over to the bed.

"Um," I tried to find the words. There is a dog in front of me, asking me questions like I know the answers. I had NO answers, and I didn't know if I was dreaming or wide awake! My head had the dull pain again, and the wolf instantly put her nose in my hand.

"Hey, I'm here. Don't worry. I'm your Wolf. Don't you know that?"I shook my head no.

Pretty sure if I had a wolf, I would know about it. Especially one that lived in my head. Rubbing my cheek, trying to calm the panic, I tried to think of something to say.

"Oh, I guess if you can't remember your adolescent life, I guess you wouldn't know about me," she mused. "You are a Werewolf, Ember. I'm your wolf!" My brain needed a reboot because only one sound came out of my mouth, and it was a continuous, "uhhhh."

"There you go! I help you shift, heal you, and all that jazz. You read about Wolves the other week in Hades' office! Let me tell you, he is a hottie. We really lucked out in the mate department; don't you think? Selene really did a good job!" The wolf rushed her words quickly. "That scene we just experienced; I came up with all on my own. I think he would like leather; don't you think?"

The continuous "uhh," sound I was making was now silent as I continued to stare at her. My mouth was still open, unable to speak.

Sure, I read all about Werewolves while Hades worked but now experiencing it gave me panic. Wolves were social creatures; they lived with each other and comforted one another. I never lived in such a place. Or did I? The dreams of the bonfire with so many people sitting around it and listening to a large man's story started to make sense. He was, 'the Alpha," the man in charge and the woman? Was the Luna? Possibly my parents? A gasp left my lips.

I was part of a pack that was my home. The wolf continued to stare at me, reading me like an open book. Her eyebrows widened, and she nudged my knee with her snout.

"Well, say something. We got to figure some stuff out before we get mated. I mean, a god, right? How cool is that? A Werewolf and a god together; we will be the Queen of the Underworld. Our parents and pack will be so proud! Wait…" The wolf lowered her head. "Where is our pack?" I shrugged my shoulders and fiddled with a sheet that was magically back on the bed.

"You know what I know if you can see in my memories. That dream that I just thought of, that's all I know about any sort of pack. Someone took me to that terrible club-" My breath hitched. The wolf put her paw on my knee.

"Hey, it's all right. I was lucky that Selene visited me and told me your name. She said that was the first step. To know your name. The rest would be up to us as we stay with our mate." I gripped the sheets beside me still shaking at this Wolf’s words.

"We had a lot of spells cast on us. Memory, body weakening, barrier spells, you name it. Things are slowly piecing together, but it is taking time.” I spoke.She nodded her head again and looked at the floor.

"That explains why I fade in and out with you. I can see what you see, but sometimes the light goes off, and I miss things. There are other times I can see, but you can't hear me. It's frustrating." The wolf huffed as I laughed."I've cried MATE so many times, but you just keep going on with life like nothing is happening. I'm glad Hades recognized it."

This Wolf was going to be the death of me if she kept talking. I couldn't keep up with her half the time. Getting used to her being in my head was going to be a significant change. At least I'd always have a friend.

"What's your name?" I petted under her chin.

"Elea," she purred.

A Werewolf. I was a dang Werewolf. It explained a lot, and now I know I wasn't going crazy. The fangs, the claws, and my sensitive nose. I touched my teeth and felt them descend a little when I thought about them coming out. Gasping, I touched them, and Elea laughed at my reaction.

"That reminds me." Elea jumped on the bed to get at eye level with me. "As this spell keeps breaking, we might shift, and that will be bad news if we don't have a pack."

"How so?"

"Well, Werewolves are social creatures, you know, and when a pup first shifts, they need the help of the pack and their parents. A mate can help with the pain, but Hades isn't a Wolf, so he won't be much help coaching you through it. I have never been around any other Werewolves. I haven't talked to anyone about how it works. I don't want to break the wrong bone on your body when my body emerges."

"Woah, Woah, woah.” I held my hands up. “Break my bones?!”

“How else would you shift, duh?”Elea rolled her eyes. “Anyway, we need to find a pack that would take us in before we shift. Once we have our shifting under control, we can go back home with Hades.” I sighed heavily and fell back onto the mattress.

“Hades won’t let us go alone. He will come with us.” I didn’t want to be without Hades, anyway. Hades was my protector, even if he withheld the truth from me. “He’s angry with me right now because I won’t see him.”

“I don’t think he got that memo…”Elea snickered.

"What do you mean?" I asked her as I sat back up on the bed.

"He's cuddling with us right now. You're sleeping, and he snuck into your room. You had that hot, steamy dream before I showed up because the bond is trying to get you to hurry it up, and I enhanced it a bit. He probably smelled your cummies in the sheets,"She snorted a laugh and rolled on the bed. "I had so much fun taking control. I knew you would be too pissed, but once you let go, boy! Over and over…."

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